Our Governors

Welcome to the Governors' section!

Thank you for taking the time to visit our site. In this section you will find information about the members of the Governing Body, the work that we do and how the school is Governed.

School Governors - What we are:
The School Governing Body is comprised of people from a range of backgrounds reflecting both the foundation under which the school was created (i.e. The Church of England) as well as the community that the school serves. The current members of the Governing Body can be found below. The Governing Body has an instrument of government which sets out how the school will be led and governed. The school has a trust deed dating back to 1846.

Within the instrument of government the Governors have an ethos statement upon which all of our work is built:

"Recognising its historic foundation, the school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan level.
The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils."

The total number of governors is 12 and consists of:

2 Parent Governors
1 Authority Governor
1 Staff Governor
1 Headteacher (ex-officio)
7 Foundation Governors
1 of which will be the officiating minister at Coppull Parish Church (ex-officio), 3 will be nominated by the Parochial Church Council of Coppull Parish Church and 3 will be nominated by the Diocesan Board of Education at Blackburn Diocese.

School Governors - What we do:
The School Governing Body is responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education, built upon the Christian values, that provides opportunities for all.

The key roles of the Governors are to:

To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;

To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

Governors also carry out a number of important duties, which include:

Determining how the school's budget is spent;

The appointing and dismissing of staff;

Hearing appeals and grievances;

Forming policy on the school's curriculum and collective worship;

Setting standards for pupil's behaviour and discipline;

Making sure school buildings and grounds are save and provide a good learning environment;

Setting and monitoring the school's aims, policies and improvement strategies/plans.

Structure of the School Governing Body:

School Governors - Who they are:
The current membership of the Governing Body is as follows:

Name

Type of Governor

End of Term

Specific Roles

Mrs F Bird

Ex-officio

n/a

Head Teacher

Rev M Hornby

Ex-officio

n/a

Parish Incumbent

Mr M Crook

Foundation

30th Apr 2018

Chair of Governors
Link Governor

Mrs K Coggins

Parent

11th Feb 2019

Vice-Chair of Governors

Pupil Premium Governor

Mrs M Dickinson

Foundation

25th Oct 2019

Mr D Bromilow

Foundation

31st Aug 2017

Mrs E Jones

Foundation

31st Aug 2017

SEND Governor

Mr M Taylor

Foundation

29th Feb 2020

Child Protection Governor

Mrs T Taylor

Parent

18th Nov 2019

Mr P Bayley

Local Authority

11th Dec 2018

Miss M Connolly

Staff

26th Sep 2018

Mrs S McGuinness

n/a

n/a

Clerk to Governors

Mrs M Ashley

Foundation

11th May 2021

Governors Register of Business Interests:

Name of Governor

Business Interests*

Governor at another educational establishment

Mrs F Bird

None

No

Miss M Connolly

None

No

Mr M Taylor

See Below

No

Mr M Crook

None

No

Mr D Bromilow

None

No

Mrs T Taylor

None

No

Mrs M Dickinson

None

No

Mrs E Jones

None

No

Mrs K Coggins

None

No

Mr P Bayley

None

No

Declared Business Interests:

Name of Governor

Mr M Taylor

Name of Business/Businesses

Nature of Business

Nature of Interest

Lancashire County Council (employee)

Various contracts and SLA’s between school and county council

Employed within the same service that provides the Health & Safety SLA to school but not directly within this team